Greek · G2355

θρῆνος

Wailing

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θρῆνος G2355

Pronunciation thrēnos

What does θρῆνος (thrēnos) mean in the Bible?

θρῆνος (thrēnos) is a Greek word meaning "wailing".

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What does θρῆνος (thrēnos) mean in the Bible?

θρῆνος (thrēnos) is a Greek word meaning "wailing".

Evidence Summary

Greek word. wailing

Strong's G2355

Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 1 time

Verse guides 0 guides

Source Gloss

wailing

Extended definition

a lamentation: Mat.2:18, Rec.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Greek Text Appearances

Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.

1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.

Matthew 2:18 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine

θρῆνος

qrhnov

wailing, lamentation

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Full New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.

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